&male; Casey (boy)

What does Casey mean?

Casey▼ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Casey) is pronounced KAY-see. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Casey is "alert, watchful". From the male Gaelic name Cathasaigh. Also possibly a short form of Casimir. Made famous by the song about the engineer of the Cannonball Express train, Casey Jones. Baseball personality Casy Stengel; radio disc jockey Casey Kasem; actor Casey Affleck. Also form of Kacey.

How popular is Casey?

Casey is a very popular first name for men (#268 out of 1220, Top 22%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#463 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Casey reached its top rank of #86 in the U.S. in the 1980s, and is presently at #560. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2016)

Which version is better?

Popular varying forms of Casey (#560 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Case(#551), Casimir, Casmir, Kacey and Kasey(#1612). Usage of these forms of Casey was well-received 3 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 0.2%) and is now much less (ADOPTION 0.1%, 73.8% LESS). Casey is more widely used than the rest, although Case appears to be gaining popularity too, while versions like Casimir have become less contemporary.